IE7 Beta 2 >>> IE Beta 2 Preview

[SunnyD]

Still has a long way to go, but IE7 Beta 2 is feeling pretty solid now. From running B2 Preview from the last month, I can say that Beta 2 crashes much less, and has fixed a lot of little annoying bugs (dropdown menus are IE6 sized again! YAY! And no more 1 minute page time outs).

I'm actually using it as my primary browser over Firefox... but I still use firefox for those less savory sites that would eat IE for lunch.

 

[spyordie007]

I never really had any problems with the Beta 2 preview (the one released March 20ish), but the latest release seems to be doing a pretty good job. I've been using IE7 as my "primary" browser since Beta 1.

The biggest "problem" is that there are quite a few sites out there that check the user agent and dont allow IE7 (This site is designed for IE6 or greater! - very annoying). Fortunetly I can hit most of those sites with Firefox so I'm not locked out.

 

[SunnyD]

See, I haven't had the latter problem. The main problems I have is content not displaying properly in IE7. The most annoying problem was the hard lock on page timeouts. I have some database pages that can take several minutes to process the submission before returning a response. Preview 2 would always time out after 1 minute no matter what (on any page).

The only lingering problem I have, IE7 seems to start to slow down with use, to the point where you have to close it and open a new copy to get it working again.

 

[spyordie007]

The only lingering problem I have, IE7 seems to start to slow down with use, to the point where you have to close it and open a new copy to get it working again.

I havent had that problem, and I've got it open with several tabs all day long. I wonder if it's plug-in related.

 

[MBrown]

Is 7.0.5335.5 the latest build?

 

[EagleKeeper]

Originally posted by: MBrown
Is 7.0.5335.5 the latest build?

I just pulled down 7.0.5346.5

 

[spyordie007]

No 7.0.5346.5 is.

EDIT: too slow with the build

 

[SunnyD]

Originally posted by: spyordie007

The only lingering problem I have, IE7 seems to start to slow down with use, to the point where you have to close it and open a new copy to get it working again.

I havent had that problem, and I've got it open with several tabs all day long. I wonder if it's plug-in related.

Well, it doesn't slow to a lock... it just gets really slow. Takes a long time to open new pages etc. Whereas I can open a fresh instance of IE or Firefox and the page loads instantly (no cache).

 

[thawolfman]

Link?

 

[SunnyD]

Originally posted by: thawolfman
Link?

To what? IE? Too lazy to type in www.microsoft.com are you?

 

[thawolfman]

Originally posted by: SunnyD

Originally posted by: thawolfman
Link?

To what? IE? Too lazy to type in www.microsoft.com are you?

Wasn't sure if they had the latest release posted or if they still had beta2preview up.

 

[blurredvision]

Originally posted by: thawolfman

Originally posted by: SunnyD

Originally posted by: thawolfman
Link?

To what? IE? Too lazy to type in www.microsoft.com are you?

Wasn't sure if they had the latest release posted or if they still had beta2preview up.

I'll tell you here in a minute, installing now over my build 5335.5....

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/default.mspx

EDIT: Yep, new version is at link above. Now running 5346.5. A couple of minor visual changes I see, nothing major. Hopefully things are better under the hood as well.

 

[SunnyD]

Originally posted by: blurredvision

Originally posted by: thawolfman

Originally posted by: SunnyD

Originally posted by: thawolfman
Link?

To what? IE? Too lazy to type in www.microsoft.com are you?

Wasn't sure if they had the latest release posted or if they still had beta2preview up.

I'll tell you here in a minute, installing now over my build 5335.5....

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/default.mspx

EDIT: Yep, new version is at link above. Now running 5346.5. A couple of minor visual changes I see, nothing major. Hopefully things are better under the hood as well.

I hope you followed the instructions and uninstalled your previous version first...

 

[bjc112]

Originally posted by: spyordie007

The only lingering problem I have, IE7 seems to start to slow down with use, to the point where you have to close it and open a new copy to get it working again.

I havent had that problem, and I've got it open with several tabs all day long. I wonder if it's plug-in related.

www.wellsfargo.com is one.

 

[Scouzer]

I can't figure out how to update my existing IE7...

 

[stash]

Originally posted by: Scouzer
I can't figure out how to update my existing IE7...

You need to uninstall any previous versions of IE7 before installing Beta2. On XP SP2, make sure to check the 'show updates' box in add/remove programs to make the IE7 install visible.

 

[EagleKeeper]

Originally posted by: stash

Originally posted by: Scouzer
I can't figure out how to update my existing IE7...

You need to uninstall any previous versions of IE7 before installing Beta2. On XP SP2, make sure to check the 'show updates' box in add/remove programs to make the IE7 install visible.

The download site has step by step instructions on what to do.
It is best to actually read the info on the download page before attempting the install.

 

[MBrown]

I have the latest build now. I see nothing major atm. IE7 is one sweet browser. I use it instead of firefox now.

 

[datalink7]

Does it use mouse gestures? I use them so much (in opera) that having them (or not) is pretty much a deal breaker for me.

 

[blurredvision]

Originally posted by: SunnyD

Originally posted by: blurredvision

Originally posted by: thawolfman

Originally posted by: SunnyD

Originally posted by: thawolfman
Link?

To what? IE? Too lazy to type in www.microsoft.com are you?

Wasn't sure if they had the latest release posted or if they still had beta2preview up.

I'll tell you here in a minute, installing now over my build 5335.5....

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/default.mspx

EDIT: Yep, new version is at link above. Now running 5346.5. A couple of minor visual changes I see, nothing major. Hopefully things are better under the hood as well.

I hope you followed the instructions and uninstalled your previous version first...

Actually, the install will not even let you continue until you uninstall the previous IE7 version.

 

[imported_Crusader]

This new build is even better.. and I was liking the beta 2 preview..

ive always thought FF was a pile. Opera kicked its ass all over the place to begin with.. but now IE is back in the game and since its IE it gets an automatic 10 points for rendering everything right the first time (I dont give a damn if someone doenst know proper W3C coding.. just render the page right.. Thank you Bill Gates!)

 

[Nocturnal]

I've been running it since beta 1 and I've never really had many issues.

 

[SunnyD]

Originally posted by: EagleKeeper

Originally posted by: stash

Originally posted by: Scouzer
I can't figure out how to update my existing IE7...

You need to uninstall any previous versions of IE7 before installing Beta2. On XP SP2, make sure to check the 'show updates' box in add/remove programs to make the IE7 install visible.

The download site has step by step instructions on what to do.
It is best to actually read the info on the download page before attempting the install.

Amazing isn't it? I'm not usually one to follow this advice, but RTFM is important here. I sortof figured that out since it was in BIG BOLD PRINT on the page regarding upgrade instructions.

 

[Robor]

Originally posted by: stash

Originally posted by: Scouzer
I can't figure out how to update my existing IE7...

You need to uninstall any previous versions of IE7 before installing Beta2. On XP SP2, make sure to check the 'show updates' box in add/remove programs to make the IE7 install visible.

Thanks for that pointer. I'm looking through my list going, WTF is that thing at!?

 

[spyordie007]

Originally posted by: Robor

Originally posted by: stash

Originally posted by: Scouzer
I can't figure out how to update my existing IE7...

You need to uninstall any previous versions of IE7 before installing Beta2. On XP SP2, make sure to check the 'show updates' box in add/remove programs to make the IE7 install visible.

Thanks for that pointer. I'm looking through my list going, WTF is that thing at!?

On a couple of my machines it didnt show up under the XP SP2 tree (like the other windows updates) I had to look for it on the list. I think it was labled something like "Microsoft Internet Explorer Beta 2 preview"